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Introduction to the Medical and Health Humanities
HUMAN 2

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Description

HUM 2 serves as an introduction to the burgeoning field of the medical and health humanities, a thriving discipline that explores the human side of medicine, health and healthcare through the lens of the humanities, social sciences, and the arts. We will bring together perspectives from literature, media, history, philosophy, ethics, anthropology, and the visual and performing arts to deepen our understanding of illness, health, and healing. 

This course is aimed at students with a broad range of career goals - from medicine and the other health professions to politics, law, journalism, nonprofits, and the creative and performing arts. 

School Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits 4
Cross Reg

Not Available for Cross Registration

Department Humanities
Course Component Lecture
Subject Humanities
Grading Basis FAS Letter Graded
Exam/Final Deadline Dec. 17, 2025
General Education N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data N/A
Divisional Distribution Arts and Humanities
Course Level Primarily for Undergraduate Students